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Volume 17, No. 43 A Weekly Newspaper for the Library Staff October 27, 2006 CFC Campaign Begins By DOROTHY COLEY The 2006 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) will begin with a staff rally at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Mumford Room, LM 649. This year’s theme is “Be a Star in Someone’s Life.” The “Kick-Off” is the launching point of the campaign, designed to motivate staff members to begin thinking about contributing to their favorite organizations, or to consider new charities that reach out and help others. A Navy Color Guard will open the event with pomp and presentation of the colors in a glitzy Hollywood setting, in keeping with the “be-a-star” theme. The Library has invited as a motivational speaker Tom Morris Jr., a segment producer for “America’s Most Wanted,” a FOX television network crime show. With a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Norfolk State University (1980), Morris has worked as a print and broadcast journalist, a communications strategist for the Prince Georges County Economic Development Corporation, and as an antiterrorist security specialist for an Embassy Task Group. The Librarian of Congress, who serves as the campaign chairman, has appointed Bill Ayers, special assistant to the Exhibition “Cartoon director of Human Resources Services, as this year’s vice- chairman and director of the overall campaign. America” Opens Nov. 2 Ayers expressed enthusiasm for the campaign and riginal drawings by some of America’s best-loved cartoon- the good works it supports: “CFC benefits everyone in ists will appear in a new exhibition, “Cartoon America: the community in which we live and work. This is a great OHighlights from the Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and opportunity for the Library’s employees to contribute to ,” which will open on Thursday, Nov. 2, in the Great the scores of organizations that help make the lives they Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. touch so much better. I encourage every Library employee On view through Jan. 27, the exhibition is free and open to the to participate.” public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Other members of the management team include Reid The exhibition will feature 100 masterworks of such celebrated Graham, Agency Fair chairman; Robert Handloff, In-honor-of artists as political cartoonists , , Bill Program chairman; Ricardo Grijalva, Talent Show chairman; Mauldin and Patrick Oliphant; creators Winsor McCay, Nila Iwaskiw, CFC webmaster for the Library; and Dorothy , Chic Young, Milt Caniff, Charles Schulz and Lynn Coley, publicity. Johnston; humorous gag cartoonists Peter Arno and William Steig; The goal of this year’s campaign is to increase the overall caricaturists and ; drawings Library participation rate to at least 60 percent. The monetary and cels from Productions and Hanna-Barbera; and goal will be $600,000, which is about $60,000 more than last by Edwin A. Abbey, John Held and Michael Hague. year’s total intake of $538,000. Drawings selected for the exhibition reflect the primary col- The next big CFC event will be the annual Agency and lecting interests of J. Arthur Wood Jr., a connoisseur of popular Charities Fair on Nov. 7 in the Madison Hall. There, staff may graphic art. Wood’s collection of more than 36,000 original cartoon meet representatives of some of the agencies that benefit drawings — the Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature from CFC gifts. — is now housed in the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division. CFC, Continues on page 11 CARTOON, Continues on page 9  T h e G a z ette OCTOBER 27, 2006

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To the Staff: The Gazette I wanted to thank each and every staff member who contributed to the resound- A weekly newspaper for the Library of Congress staff ing success of this year’s National Book Festival. Although we began the day with GAIL FINEBERG some cool, damp weather, your dedication to this annual celebration of American Editor MICHAELA McNICHOL creativity and the joy of reading warmed the spirits of the authors and festivalgoers Visual Information Specialist alike. We started the day with packed author-and-activity pavilions and we ended Contributing Editors: Erin Allen, Calendar; Carlin “René” Sayles, Moving On and Length of Service; Runako Balondemu, the same way. Donated Leave Many of you were a part of the planning that permitted this complex public event Contributing Photographers: Francisco Apodaca, Erin Allen, to occur “without a hitch.” Those of you who were able to be there could see for T.J. Jeffers, Michaela McNichol, Charlynn Spencer Pyne yourselves that you made a difference. Those who worked behind the scenes get- Proofreader: George Thuronyi ting ready for the festival as well as those who worked that day should know that I peter braestrup James W. Mcclung Founder Founding Publisher deeply appreciate their time and effort. It takes a team to make the National Book (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 1994) Festival the premier book festival of this country. The Gazette encourages LC staff to submit articles or photographs Once again, thank you! of general interest. Submissions will be edited to convey the most James H. Billington necessary information. The Librarian of Congress Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital form via email * * * * * ([email protected]) preferably as an attached Microsoft Word file. An official publication of the Library of Congress, The Gazette is largely staffed by Library employees who have volunteered Dental, Vision Benefits Offered for part-time details. Persons interested in serving a detail as a page editor, writer, proofreader, photographer, reporter, or artist In an effort to give employees additional healthcare, the federal government is intro- may submit applications to the editor, LM 105, mail code 1620. Those persons interested in contributing to The Gazette as part of ducing a new dental and vision program — FEDVIP. a Library-wide network should first check with their supervisors. Back issues of The Gazette are available in the Public Affairs Office, For more information about health benefits plans, including the new dental and vision LM 105, and issues dating from 2000 through the current issue are plans, staff should attend a health benefits fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. available online at www.loc.gov/staf/gazette.

2, in the Mumford Room, LM 649. Staff will have an opportunity to meet representatives Library of Congress for companies providing health, dental and vision plans. Washington, DC 20540-1620 Editor 707-9194, [email protected] Employees may elect to enroll for dental benefits, vision benefits or both, using pretax Production 707-0970, [email protected] dollars to pay for the premiums. However, there is no federal government contribution. ISSN 1049-8184 The plan takes effect on Dec. 31 for those who enroll now during open season. Employ- ees may enroll in a plan for self only, self plus one, or self and family coverage. Eligible Printed on paper that contains recycled paper by the family members include an enrollee’s spouse and unmarried dependent children younger Printing Management Section, Office Systems Services than 22, or if they are incapable of self-support, or age 22 or older. The rules for family members’ eligibility are the same as they are for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Gazette Welcomes Letters from Staff The staff is invited to use the Forum pages for lively and (FEHB) Program. thoughtful debate relevant to Library issues. However, just Employees do not have to be enrolled in a FEHB plan, but they must meet FEHB eligibility as other newspaper editors exercise discretion over which letters to publish and how to edit them, so do we. In decid- requirements to qualify for the dental and vision plan. For additional information visit the ing whether or how much to publish, we consider content (including misstatements of fact, libel, innuendo, ridicule of OPM Web site at www.opm.gov/insure/DentalVision to see vendor and rate information. individuals or the institution, personal attacks, and redun- dancy) and length (the limit is 600 words). Eligible LC employees may initiate or change their enrollment in the Federal Employees Letters must be signed by the author, whose place of work Health Benefits (FEHB) program during Open Season, which runs from Monday, Nov. 13 and telephone extension should be included so we can verify authorship. Letter writers should understand that when through Monday, Dec. 11. During Open Season, employees may enroll in a plan, if not already they sign their letters and release them to us for publication they are relinquishing privacy. If a letter calls for manage- enrolled, change from one plan to another, change from one option to another in the same ment response, for example, an explanation of a policy or actions or clarification of fact, we will ask for management plan or in a different plan, or change enrollment from “self only” to “self and family.” response.—Ed. Temporary employees may elect health insurance coverage after 13 months of continu- ous LC employment, but they must pay the full premium amount. Deadline and Calendar The FEHB Open Season coincides with an open season for Flexible Spending Accounts Submission Information (FSA). Employees may also enroll in or renew their enrollment in the Flexible Spending Deadline for copy for Nov. 10 issue is Wednesday, Nov. 1. Accounts Program (FSA) for 2007. If you wish to learn more about the FSA program, contact To promote events through the Library’s online the vendor at 1-877-372-3337 or access the vendor’s Web site at www.fsafeds.com. calendar and the Gazette Calendar, email event and contact information to [email protected]. Staff with additional questions may stop by the Customer Services Center in LM 107 or call Brenda Bunyasi at 7-8305 or Cynthia Murphy at 7-5773. Gazette at a glance . . . National Book Festival 4 - 8 OIG Hot Lines Reports of offenses against the Library may be made in confidence to the Office of Moving On 10 the Inspector General, 7-6306, by fax at 7-6032, or by sending an e-mail to OIG Hotline, oighotline@ Notable Events 11 loc.gov. www.loc.gov/staff/gazette OCTOBER 27, 2006 T h e G a z ette 

Elizabeth Ridgway Named Director of Educational Outreach

lizabeth Ridgway has been named shown that the K-12 community is the the Library’s director of Educational most rapidly growing user segment of EOutreach in the Office of Strategic our Web site. As a result, it is imperative Initiatives. She had been serving as acting that we continue our role as digital inno- director since December 2005. vators in bringing the Library’s content “Elizabeth’s academic background in to teachers.” educational theory, her years of experi- One new initiative being undertaken ence directing educator training pro- by the Educational Outreach Division is grams and her grounding in the public an extensive online professional devel- school classroom all have given her a opment program for educators, as part thorough mastery of the issues facing of the Teaching with Primary Sources educators today,” said Laura E. Campbell, program. Learning opportunities will associate librarian for Strategic Initiatives. be available using both traditional online “These qualifications make her the ideal courses and videoconferencing through individual to direct the Library’s educa- the Library’s membership in Internet2. tional development efforts.” (Internet2 is a not-for-profit advanced In her new role, Ridgway will lead the Michaela McNichol networking consortium comprising more Library’s efforts to advance the educa- Elizabeth Ridgway than 200 U.S. universities in cooperation tional use of the Library’s primary source with 70 corporations and 45 govern- collections and share the expertise of programming for educators, she will ment agencies, laboratories and other the Educational Outreach Division with coordinate the Library’s teacher training institutions of higher learning, as well educators nationwide. As director of programs, initiatives and partnerships, as more than 50 international partner the Library’s professional development including the Teaching with Primary organizations. Internet2 members use its Sources national outreach program, the high-performance network infrastructure Donated Leave Library’s Web site for teachers, workshops and extensive worldwide partnerships to and institutes, and the 2007 New Visitors support their educational and research The following Library employees Experience. missions.) have satisfied the eligibility requirements “I am delighted to accept this position The Library is continuing to exploit of Library of Congress Regulation (LCR) 2015-13 to receive leave donations from at this exciting time in the Library’s his- the benefits of technology in the field of other staff members. tory. As education takes on a larger role education. Key among these programs Participants in the voluntary leave at the Library, we have the opportunity is the 2007 New Visitors Experience, transfer program have exhausted other to bring unparalleled collections, exper- which will present the Library’s materi- sources of leave during their medical tise and educational content to teachers emergencies and greatly appreciate als to the K-12 audience and others in an leave donations. and their students across the nation and interpretive context, both in the Jefferson Individuals wishing to receive leave around the world,” said Ridgway. Building and online. Emphasizing that or donate leave through this program Technology will continue to play an collaboration is the key to bringing the should contact Runako Balondemu at ever-increasing role in the dissemination Library’s expertise to the education com- 7-1545. of the Library’s educational program- munity, Ridgway said, “I look forward Juanita Alford Charles ming. Ridgway noted: “Statistics have to working with colleagues across the Henning Nneka Barnes Library to bring the best of this institution Nikesha Herbert Maria Carter to this vital and growing audience.” James Holloway O Mary Cavallo ARY F C O R N IB G L R Ridgway began her association with E E

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Donna Clark T the Library in 1998, when she served as Mary S. Creasey Richard Neldon an American Memory Fellow. Prior to Ann Eschete Virginia Parks W AS HI NG TO N D.C. her work with the Library, she taught Richard Floyd Karen JEFFERSON SALES SHOP Rasmussen history and civics in the Arlington, Va., Carol Galbraith Staff Discount through the holidays Joyce Garner- Pamela public school system. She served as her Simpson Library and congressional staff with Sternicki I.D. will receive a 20 percent school’s instructional lead teacher, coor- Louis Golino Philip J. Sipkov DISCOUNT through Dec. 31 dinating staff development initiatives. Colleen Wallace Albert Hamilton No addtional discounts will be given for In this capacity, she taught a graduate- already reduced merchandise. Mary M. Hart level university course through George Melinda JEFFERSON SALES SHOP HOURS: Mason University in curriculum design Henderson 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday and technology integration. o  T h e G a z ette OCTOBER 27, 2006

The library of Congress & laura bush 2006 National Book FESTIVAL Home & Family Pavilion Authors Entertain

By ERIN ALLEN

rom a dog named Marley to mad money, philosophy and advice for Feveryday living and discussions of food, the Home & Family Pavilion offered something for everyone during the National Book Festival on Sept. 30. Featured were authors such as Marcus Samuelsson, Jim Cramer, G. Garvin, John Grogan and Alexandra Stoddard. Another highlight was the last-minute addition of Sally Squires, health writer and founder of the Lean Plate Club, who kicked off the day’s lectures. “Eat smart and move more,” Squires encouraged the audience, many of whom were “club” members. Begun in 2001 as a conversation Erin Allen among Washington Post online read- Erin Allen ers seeking healthy alternatives to the Sally Squires says to “Eat smart.” G. Garvin turns up the heat. Atkins Diet craze, the Lean Plate Club, at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, at www.washing- tonpost.com, seeks to promote healthy reminiscent of the infamous white shoes loving it, he decided to devote a whole and enjoyable eating along with an active worn by Cousin Eddie in the National cookbook to the African continent, lifestyle. Lampoon movies starring Chevy Chase. emphasizing the use of simple tools, “I like how many people have roll-up Talking about his new book, “The Soul starches, vegetables and big flavors. windows on cars, get up to change the of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the “When I went to a book store while channel on their television or use a hand- Foods and Flavors of Africa,” Samuels- doing research, I realized that books on cranked can opener,” Squires said after son gave an impassioned discussion of Africa were lacking. I felt like I had to polling the audience. “This is all part of foods of his native Ethiopia, among other write this book,” Samuelsson said. “The the Lean Plate public.” countries. [African continent] is not just war, famine She encouraged people to stay active Raised in Sweden, Samuelsson and AIDS. Africa has an enormous, rich and not get overwhelmed by the food enjoyed his adoptive mother’s cooking. history full of music and culture.” choices available. “A good rule of thumb That early appreciation for Swedish food Although not a chef, market commen- — if you can’t cook it, fake it,” she said. was extended to the foods of the world tator Jim Cramer doesn’t mind cooking “You can go to the grocery store and buy while he worked on a cruise ship. After up some enthusiasm for his CNBC show good-for-you prepared items, like roasted much success at the Scandinavian restau- “Mad Money with Jim Cramer.” chickens, and add to it.” rant Aquavit in , where he serves “Business is terribly boring,” he Although Squires was enthusiastic, as executive chef and co-owner, Samuels- admitted. “The main thing for me is to citing success cases from her followers, son wanted to discover his roots. keep you interested.” she emphasized that the Lean Plate Club “My mother, sister and I had tuberculo- From wearing a diaper to eating is a lifestyle, not a quick fix. “It’s based on sis when we lived in Ethiopia. My mother odd food combinations, all to create an small steps — one meal at a time toward died,” he said. “I never really thought of audience for stocks he likes, Cramer has a healthier weight,” she concluded. myself as Ethiopian when growing up in done just about everything to engage his Following Squires was Discovery Sweden. In New York, I really came into viewers. Home Channel celebrity chef Marcus myself. I could be all three — Ethiopian, “All of these things are inappropriate, Samuelsson, who made a grand entrance Swedish and a New Yorker.” I know,” he said. “I don’t care.” in his dapper suit and alligator shoes After sampling his native cuisine and As no Cramer show would be com- OCTOBER 27, 2006 T h e G a z ette 

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Jr., a renaissance writer who for 35 years has published books and articles about subjects ranging from Galileo and third- century Crusades to baseball bettor Pete Rose, talked about the family tragedy that moved him to write “Fragile Innocence: A Father’s Memoir of His Daughter’s Coura- geous Journey” (2006). In 1983, his second child, Hillary, then 2 years old, was struck down by a rare disease that left her without language or speech. “I felt I had to compartmentalize my personal life from my professional life,” he said. “I felt that this chronic ill- ness was a danger to my professional life.” As Reston and his family entered their second decade of coping with the disease, he resolved to “deal with it” by writing about it. Along the way, he said, he learned some lessons — about the importance of friends, about the need to question doctors, about grief, and ulti- mately, about love and the courage of a small child who survived many crises.

Erin Allen “This is the memory of a man and Jim Cramer’s fast-paced advice about money earns fans. wife, a tale of the heart and love and loss,” he said. “This is not about brain plete without a “lightning round” of his being a chef. Stay true to the game.” failure or kidney failure; it is about family tip-of-the-tongue opinions of various Although Garvin offered advice on dynamics when a family experiences stocks, his National Book Festival appear- food, Alexandra Stoddard offered food chronic illness.” ance concluded with his quick assess- for thought. The interior designer-phi- Readers’ response has been “most ments, sometimes scathing, of investment losopher dispensed sage advice on con- gratifying,” Reston said, remarking on opportunities that audience members temporary living: the number of people who have wanted asked about. “Follow the five-hour rule – never be to tell him their stories, who have wanted Urban-cool in tinted shades, fitted with anyone for more than five hours,” to talk about anger, isolation and despair, white shirt and distressed jeans, another she said, discussing a precious commod- who have felt relief to learn it is “okay to celebrity chef, G. Garvin, seemed in awe ity — time. confront doctors.” of the attending crowd. On home decorating: “Create a sanc- “The world breaks everyone, and “I still can’t believe I’m an author,” said tuary of your home. No one will like your some become strong at the breaking the host of TV One’s original series “Turn taste, but do it for yourself.” point,” Reston said. Up the Heat with G. Garvin.” On the human spirit: “We have to A self-proclaimed guru on social cru- Not much for lecturing, Garvin spent realize we are at the banquet right now. elty, Rosalind Wiseman was appropriately most of his allotted time taking questions We need to follow our bliss.” introduced by Craig Stoltz, editor of the from the crowd. Asked about the future, “We need to laugh more. It makes you Health section of The Washington Post. he indicated his intention to open a res- happy and feel good,” Stoddard added, According to Wiseman, author of “Queen taurant in Anacostia, saying he thinks calling the audience to join her in a group Bees and Wannabes,” which inspired that area will be the next up-and-coming giggle. the movie, “Mean Girls,” girl bullying is place in the District. Her recent book, “Time Alive: Cel- a health issue. Dispatching sound advice to the aspir- ebrate Your Life Everyday,” features more “If you can’t communicate what you ing chefs in the audience, he said: “The words of wisdom from this vibrant woman, don’t like in a relationship, then people challenge is to allow yourself to make who shone in her bright yellow suit on will run over you,” said Wiseman. mistakes. Just stick with it. Be who you the sometimes-rainy festival day. She firmly believes that the effects are, be a young cook. Don’t rush into On a more somber note, James Reston of bullying in childhood carry through  T h e G a z ette OCTOBER 27, 2006

2006 National Book Festival Erin Allen Erin Allen Francine Liem John Grogan remembers Marley. Alexandra Stoddard: Life is a “banquet.” Marcus Samuelsson touts African food. adulthood. In response to questions from parents, From chewing furniture to bringing “Girls who allow themselves to be teens and counselors, Wiseman said home a pair of woman’s underwear, treated like dirt often feel it is more impor- adults should teach kids to apologize Marley got into anything and everything tant to remain in a relationship than to in meaningful ways and to truly make unabashedly unafraid. be treated well,” she said. amends. “We were convinced we had the Wiseman, who at the age of 22 started “Never allow your child to have a cell world’s worst dog,” Grogan said. “But a nonprofit organization to deal with girl phone with a camera, and monitor their for all his antics, his heart was pure.” empowerment, admits to having her own use. The cell phone is the worst tool for In an especially touching moment, “personal baggage” surrounding this bullying to come along. Parents think Grogan recounted the story of his wife’s issue. At times a victim and at times access to a cell phone keeps their child miscarriage and Marley’s reaction. a perpetrator, Wiseman struggled with safe, but their children are out there text- “Marley came bounding in after being on the bottom rung of a clique. messaging horrible things.” we returned from the doctor. He saw “I was embarrassingly horrible to one Bringing the pavilion to laughter and Jenny and went still,” he said. “He slowly girl,” recalled Wiseman. some tears was John Grogan, who dis- walked over and rested his head on her Unfortunately for Wiseman’s mother, cussed his New York Times best-selling lap and whimpered. With that, Jenny the girl was the daughter of a close book “Marley & Me: Life and Love with finally broke down.” friend. But fortunately, she did not look the World’s Worst Dog.” For some 13 years, Grogan and his the other way about her daughter’s “I knew my life was changing because family loved Marley, who mellowed as behavior. Howard Stern’s producer called saying that the years passed. The time eventually “My mother felt you must be a person of I had made him (Stern) cry,” he said. came for the loveable dog to be put to substance. She gave me many opportuni- Peppering his remarks with playful sleep. ties to witness social justice in practice.” but often poignant anecdotes on life with “Waiting for the vet to arrive with the According to Wiseman, many par- his Labrador retriever, Grogan presented shot, I sat on the floor with him stroking ents make excuses for their child’s bad the story of a dog who taught him and his his giant head,” he concluded. “There was behavior or, worse yet, incite them to family patience, commitment, optimism something I needed to say to him, some- escalate the fray. and joy. thing our big bad boy had never once That reality led Wiseman to write “From the moment we brought him heard in his 13 years of life — ‘Marley, “Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads,” home he was a total handful,” he said. you are a great dog.’” o an exposé of parental bad behavior in “He was expelled from obedience school. — Audrey Fischer and Gail Fineberg arenas such as the PTA and the soccer Our vet said he was hyperactive with contributed to this report. field. attention deficit disorder.” OCTOBER 27, 2006 T h e G a z ette  2006 National Book Festival 11,000 Visit Library of Congress Pavilion Veterans History By STEPHEN WESSON Project historian Tomas Wiener, Invited to scribble on a public wall in author of “Forever a Soldier,” which the Library of Congress Pavilion, thou- was released in sands of book lovers had a chance to say paperback this fall, how books and reading have affected interviews Darlene them. Iskra, a Persian Gulf war veteran and “Every book adds to how I see myself the first woman to and the world around me.” command a ship in “Reading helped me reach for the stars the U.S. Navy. Iskra … in my mind as well as in space!” is one of the veter- ans whose stories “Reading rocks. So much.” appear in the book. This was but one hands-on activity The Veterans His- offered in the Library’s pavilion at the tory Project (VHP) 2006 National Book Festival. conducted several interviews at the LC The Library of Congress Pavilion, Pavilion. which was developed by the Library’s Office of Strategic Initiatives, provided a Francine Liem variety of opportunities for book festival visitors to learn about the programs and activities of the world’s largest library. This year, the pavilion focused on the Library’s Lifelong Literacy campaign and featured the ways in which the Library works to preserve and make available the most important cultural materials of the past and present. Visitors to the pavilion were welcomed by Library staff members from OSI, who were on hand to explain the different interactive features and activities avail- able in the pavilion and to provide guided tours of the Library’s Lifelong Literacy Web LC PAVILION, Continues on page 10 Alfaro Tuskegee Airman Ezra Hill poses with Chyna Davidson, center, and her family with books telling the story of his all-black air squadron that escorted bombers safely on their World War II missions. Marty Potts, a Loudon Valley High School teacher, interviewed Hill for the VHP.

The Phillips family, Scott, Christine and Olivia, 2, has a great time interacting with a presentation on the

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Pavilion of the States Draws Large Crowds isitors began milling around in the Pavilion Vof the States shortly after 9 a.m., and they were among the last to leave the National Book Festival at the end of the day. At separate tables, representatives from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and four Ameri- can territories — American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands — described their reading, library and literacy-promo- tion programs. Twelve festi- val authors visited their home state tables, and 45 Russian librarians and archivists came to the pavilion late in the afternoon. o Pat Fisher

Wisconsin Center for the Book coordinator Mary “Casey” Martin, right, shares Wisconsin reading-promotion materials as LC Center for the Book program specialist Anne Boni and director John Cole (background, right) cheer her on. Michaela McNichol Bridie Daley, 9, from Frederick, Md., displays her liter- ary map of the , “Discover Great Places Through Reading,” that she carried to state tables to collect map stamps. In the process, she and her family learned about libraries, reading, and literacy-promotion

Nancy Alfaro projects throughout the country. Janice Tutein, an elementary school teacher from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, teaches a learn-to-read craft to third-grader Mozelle Kang. OCTOBER 27, 2006 T h e G a z ette 

CARTOON, Continued from page 1 • Rare early in large, multi- tion (1880s to 1920s) is represented by panel formats include portrayals of the drawings created by , The collection came to the Library in Yellow Kid and Buster Brown, two early , 2003 through a gift-purchase agreement famous comic strip characters created by and their pioneering women counter- made possible in part by a generous con- Richard Outcault. Family strips such as parts, , Rose O’Neill and tribution from H. Fred Krimendahl II, a “” by George McManus, Katherine Pyle. member of the Library’s Madison Council, “Gasoline Alley” by Frank King and “For Wood, an award-winning cartoonist and the generosity of Wood himself. Better or for Worse” by Lynn Johnston himself, began collecting original draw- The collection, spanning three cen- chronicle the humorous ups and downs ings at the age of 12. During a period of turies, is distinctive and unparalleled of family life. Selections include adven- 60 years, he contacted and befriended because of the depth of holdings in politi- ture strips “Secret Agent X-9” by Alex numerous older masters of cartoon art cal cartoons and comic strips and the Raymond and “Terry and the Pirates” forms, as well as leading contemporary specific landmark pieces in all major by Milt Caniff, artfully innovative strips creators in the field, and obtained selec- genres. It stands out as a jewel among “” by George Herriman and tions of their work, primarily by gift and the Library’s special collections, illuminat- “Dream of the Rarebit Fiend” by Winsor some by purchase. During his profes- ing the history of American cartoon art McCay, and timeless classics “Popeye” sional life, Wood worked diligently to forms and greatly enhancing the Library’s by Elzie Segar and “” by Charles establish a museum or gallery to preserve extensive holdings of cartoon art. Schulz. All transport viewers to other and showcase his collection. He achieved According to exhibition co-curators self-contained, captivating worlds. his goal in 1995 with the opening of the Sara W. Duke and Martha H. Kennedy, the • Gag cartoons by Peter Arno, Bar- National Gallery of Caricature and Car- exhibition presents stellar examples from bara Shermund, George Price and others toon Art in downtown Washington, D.C., Wood’s collection that reflect the vitality lampoon behavioral quirks and foibles but the gallery closed in 1997, because of of an innovative, indigenous art form. that maddened and amused readers a lack of sustained funding. Undeterred, The exhibition features the major genres of and other popular Wood turned to the Library of Congress, of cartoon art: political cartoons, comic magazines. where he had worked early in his career, strips, gag and single-panel cartoons, illus- • of Stokely Carmichael, to preserve and present his collection. tration, and animation drawings and cels. by David Levine, and of performers Jimmy A companion book titled “Cartoon An overview of highlights includes: Durante and Paul Whiteman, in a 1935 America: Comic Art in the Library of • Political cartoons by leading prac- staging of “Jumbo” by Al Hirschfeld, offer Congress” will be published next month titioners of the “ungentlemanly art,” who incisive insights and display witty and by Harry N. Abrams, in association with comment pointedly on corruption, war magical use of the pen. the Library. The book is edited by Harry and public figures from the 19th centu- • Treasures of animation art include Katz, former head curator of the Library’s ry’s Gilded Age to recent times. Their a Walt Disney Productions cel of Mickey Prints and Photographs Division. visual editorials reflect diverse viewpoints Mouse from “Fantasia,” a delightful draw- Images of many cartoon drawings in conveyed in a wide variety of artistic ing of the elephant bathing him- the exhibition will be included among the approaches, including the classic cross- self, a storyboard drawing for “” 275 full-color illustrations in the book, hatching techniques of Harper’s Weekly by Tyrus , a presentation drawing which also surveys the Library’s other cartoonist Thomas Nast and Washington of all of the Seven Dwarfs, and a beau- holdings of related art. “The Library of Star cartoonist Clifford Berryman, the tiful animation cel of Snow White for Congress began to collect and preserve broad crayon strokes of Rube Goldberg Disney’s groundbreaking first full-length cartoons and caricatures within decades and , and the painterly styles animated feature “Snow White and the of its founding in 1800, recognizing their of contemporary cartoonists Seven Dwarfs” (1937). value as vehicles of social and political and Patrick Oliphant. • America’s Golden Age of Illustra- commentary and as original works of NFC Employee Personal Page art,” said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. “As a result, the Library has HR Worklife Services offers training in “How to Access your NFC Employee Personal amassed one of the greatest collections Page.” of original cartoon art — a cornucopia Get information on how to view your payroll, leave, health and life insurance information, of cartoon treasures and creative genius how to change your address, financial allotments and direct deposit information. drawn from the American past.” In order to attend the class you must sign up for training on the Online Learning Center “Cartoon America,” a 324-page hard- Web site — www.loc.gov/staff/cld or in LM 644 or call 7-4140 for a class on Oct. 31, from cover book featuring 275 full-color illustra- 11 a.m. to noon. tions, is available for $50 in bookstores Contact Brenda Bunyasi, 7-8305. Request ADA accommodations five days in advance nationwide and the Library’s Sales Shop at 7-6362 or [email protected]. in the Jefferson Building. Online orders may be placed at www.loc.gov/shop. o 10 T h e G a z ette OCTOBER 27, 2006 Moving On PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 13, FDT, CRS; Michael W. Waclawski, Clancy, public affairs specialist, GS-09, Samanth N. Butler, office automa- information technology specialist, GS-14, CAC, CRS; Ashley D. Freeman, clerk, tion assistant, GS-06, Facility Services Technology Office (TO), CRS; Zina L. GS-02, Health Services Office (HSO), (FACS), Integrated Support Services (ISS); Watkins, librarian (research specialist), ISS; Claude B. Murphy, photographer Stephen H. Chadwick, social science GS-11, KSG, CRS; and Baird J. Webel, (still), GT-01, Photoduplication Service analyst, GS-13, Foreign Affairs, Defense economist, GS-14, G&F, CRS. (PHOTO), LS; Essie Rowe Cubit, pro- and Trade Division (FDT), Congressio- gram specialist, GS-11, ISS; D. nal Research Service (CRS); Kathleen REASSIGNMENTS Ruvinsky, fiscal clerk, GS-04, Financial M. Flora, program specialist, GS-14, Robin D. Lancaster, supervisory Reports Office (FRO), Office of the Chief Office of Workforce Development (WRK), staff assistant, GS-11, KSG, CRS. Financial Officer (OCFO); Gretchen G. CRS; Valerie D. Heitshusen, social Sherrill, staff assistant, GS-09, Office science analyst, GS-13, Government and RESIGNATIONS of the Director of the Congressional Finance Division (G&F), CRS; Heather Terry Bickham, director of opera- Research Service (DIR), CRS; and Anto- M. Hezlep, fiscal assistant (typing), tions management and training, SL-00, nio K. Watson, library aide, GS-01, Afri- GS-05, Receiving and Processing Divi- Office of Operations Management and can/Asian Acquisitions and Overseas sion (R&PD), Copyright Office (COP); Training (OMT), Office of the Deputy Operations (AFAOVOP), LS. Gretchen A. Jacobson, social science Librarian/Chief Operating Officer (DLC/ COMPILED FROM NFC DATA FOR analyst, GS-13, Domestic Social Policy COO); Daphne D. Bigger, manage- PAY PERIOD 17. Division (DSP), CRS; Michael J. Mon- ment assistant (typing), GS-08, DSP, toya, financial manager, GS-13, National CRS; Joseph Briggs, general engineer, Corrections: Library Services for the Blind and Physi- GS-13, FACS, ISS; Lamar M. Brown, Margaret McCloud Isler was pro- cally Handicapped (NLSBPH), Library clerk, Gs-01, Information and Reference moted to project management coordina- Services (LS); Candice P. Townsend, Division (I&RD), COP; Lamont Bruce, tor, GS-15, Resources, Science and Indus- supervisory librarian, GS-13, Collections clerk, GS-02, Office of Worklife Services try Division, Congressional Research Access, Loan and Management Division Center (WLSC), Human Resources Ser- Service, effective in Pay Period 4. Her (CALM), LS; and Rodney Wells, telecom- vices (HRS); Laneise D. Butler, social name was inadvertently omitted from munications specialist, GS-12, Office of science analyst, GS-07, DSP, CRS; David that listing. the Director for Information Technology A. Carter, clerk, GS-01, WLSC, HRS; Linda Martin retired from the Refer- Services (ITS). Edward T. Carter, technician, Library ence and Bibliography Section, Informa- of Congress Police, SP-04, Protective tion and Reference Division, Copyright TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS Services (PS), Office of Security and Office, effective in Pay Period 15. She Kelly A. Clancy, public affairs spe- Emergency Preparedness (OS); Kelly A. was a GS-11. cialist, GS-09, Office of Congressional Affairs and Counselor to the Director LC PAVILION, Continued from page 7 The vivid sights and sounds of the (CAC), CRS; Laura A. Keen, informa- site. An interactive jukebox let guests Kids’ Zone drew crowds of younger visi- tion technology specialist, GS-13, Digital play landmark film and music clips from tors together to play educational games Futures, Office of Strategic Initiatives throughout the 20th century. Nearby, staff based on colorful and engaging items (OSI); Alexis Kelly, office automation from the Motion Picture, Broadcasting from the Library’s collections. assistant, GS-05, NLSBPH, LS; Fredric and Recorded Sound division provided The bustling center of the pavilion, B. Simonton, information technology previews of the new National Audiovisual though, was the Reading Wall, a 30-foot- specialist, GS-13, Digital Futures, OSI; Conservation Center. long graffiti wall topped with questions and Jamie V. Smith, program support The importance of digital preserva- that prompted visitors to think about assistant, GS-07, Office of Legislative tion was highlighted by an interactive the ways in which reading had inspired Information (LIN), CRS. presentation from the National Digital them. Armed with magic markers, festi- Information Infrastructure and Preser- valgoers covered the wall with messages, PERMANENT PROMOTIONS vation Program, which let users vote for describing their first reading experiences, Richard S. Garrett, social science digital media that they themselves would recommending favorite books and tes- analyst, GS-12, G&F, CRS; George B. like to see preserved. tifying to the powerful role reading has Mangan, technical information special- Staff from the Copyright Office played in their lives. Several National ist, GS-13, Knowledge Services Group, answered visitors’ questions about the Book Festival authors, including Shelia (KSG), CRS; Patrick M. Miller, techni- copyright process, and a new edition of Moses, Kadir Nelson, Amy Uyematsu, cal information specialist, GS-11, Federal the CD-ROM “The Library of Congress: Sally Squires and Andrew Clements, also Research Division (FRD), LS; Clare M. Inspiring the World with Knowledge” was took time to visit the wall and added their Ribando, social science analyst, GS- available for the public to take home. LC PAVILION, Continues on page 11 OCTOBER 27, 2006 T h e G a z ette 11 Notable Events Lecture Marks Senghor is also regarded as one Grant, a retired administrator philosophy, Islamic philosophy and Birth of Senegal’s of the greatest French-language for the U.S. Agency for African philosophy. The author First President poets of the 20th century. International Development. of many publications, Diagne is Fatou Fall, a distant relative of Before joining the faculty currently working on a book about Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Senghor, will read one of his of Northwestern University, Senghor’s philosophy. professor of philosophy and poems at the event. Diagne taught philosophy at The lecture will be delivered again religion at Northwestern Also on Nov. 7, for one day Cheikh Anta Diop University in French at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. University, will give a lecture only, the Library’s African in Dakar, Senegal, for more 7 at the Alliance Française de titled “Léopold Sédar Senghor: and Middle Eastern Division than 20 years. An alumnus Washington. Thinker, Statesman and Poet,” Reading Room will present of Ecole Normale Supérieure at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, For more information, call (202) a special display of Senghor in , Diagne obtained his in Room 220 of the Library’s 234-7911 or visit www.francedc. memorabilia featuring signed Ph.D. in philosophy at the Thomas Jefferson Building. org/en/CulturalEvent.aspx?id=201. copies of Senghor’s prolific Sorbonne in 1988. His field The event, which is free and open works from the private of research includes history * * * * * to the public, is sponsored by the collection of Stephen H. of algebraic logic, history of European Division, the African and Middle Eastern Division and the Alliance Française de Business Research Orientation Class Washington. The Business Reference Service offers an introduction to business research This is the centennial year of at the Library of Congress offered for the staff and public. the birth of Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001), who served Noon, first Wednesday of the month, Nov. 1 as Senegal’s first president Second Street elevator bay, 5th floor of the Adams Building. from 1960 to 1980. During his www.loc.gov/rr/business/ presidency, he set Senegal on Register on the business section home page the path toward a multiparty Contact Ellen Terrell 7-1976 for more information. democracy. Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at 7-6362 or by email at [email protected]

Native American Heritage Month Keynote Reports from IFLA: Monday, Oct. 30 address 11 a.m. - noon, Mary Pickford Theater, LM 301 Mr. Ron His Horse Is Thunder, 11 a.m. - Noon, Wednesday, Nov. 8, Associate Librarian for Library Services Deanna Marcum will Mumford Room, LM 649 host this session for staff to hear findings and reports by LC’s Mr. Ron His Horse Is Thunder is a member of the Hunkpapa- travelers to the World Library and Information Congress/72nd Lakota Oyate tribe and the tribal chairman for the Standing IFLA General Conference and Council, held in Seoul, Korea, Rock Reservation. In 2002 he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as chairman of the President’s in August. IFLA is the International Federation of Library Board of Advisers on Tribal Colleges and Universities. He Associations and Institutions. is also the great-great-great-grandson of Chief Sitting Bull, All staff are welcome to attend with prior supervisory a well-known historical figure in Native American history. approval. Contact Deborah Hayes at 7-0348.

LC PAVILION, Continued from page 10 CFC, Continued from page 1 may designate their gifts for the “In- personal observations on the importance After that, staff will have a chance to honor-of” or “In-memory-of” donation of reading. strut their stuff in the spotlight at the CFC program again this year. According to By the festival’s close, more than 11,000 Talent Show at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Ayers, “You remember and honor a loved guests had visited the pavilion, and more Nov. 16, in the Coolidge Auditorium. one and help your community at the than 8,000 free CD-ROMs had been given Ricardo Grijalva, chief of the Equal same time.” out, along with 3,000 copies of the special Employment Opportunity Complaints The campaign will end Dec. 15. o full-color “Visitors Welcome” issue of the Office, is the creative leader of this event. Library of Congress Information Bulletin. Timothy Cannon of Human Resources Now Open! Even as the computers were being shut Services will take center stage as the down and groups of stragglers headed off master of ceremonies. Assistive Technology the Mall, one last guest stood on a chair Monday, Nov. 13, is the deadline to Demonstration Center to add a final note to the Reading Wall, register for the show. To register, send LM G-51, Madison Building as well as to the National Book Festival: an e-mail to Grijalva at [email protected]. For an appointment call 7-6362 or e-mail [email protected]. “Go books.” o Library staff who donate to the CFC 12 T h e G a z ette OCTOBER 27, 2006

CALENDAR Friday, Oct. 27 Tuesday, Oct. 31 the Adams Building. Contact Parisian presents “The Aerobic Class: Strength Training: How to Access Your Ellen Terrell 7-1976. White House Library: From its Founding to its training and floor exercise. NFC Employee Personal Page. Forum: Bible study. Open to Reconstruction.” 3:30 p.m., Noon – 12:30 p.m., LC 11 a.m. – noon. Register in LM all. Noon - 1 p.m., LM 613. West Dining Room, LM Wellness Center, LA B-36. 644 or via the Online Learning Sponsored by the Bible Study 621. Cosponsored by the Center at www.loc.gov/staff/ Group, LCRA. Contact sajo@ Film: National Film Registry: Washington Area Group for cld. Sponsored by Human loc.gov. Halloween Hecatomb: “The Print Culture Studies. Visitor” (SWAN American Film Resources Worklife Services Aerobics Class: Strength Film: National Film Registry: Corp., 1979), “Demon Seed,” Office. Contact Brenda training and floor exercise. “Get Yourself a College Girl” trailer (1977), “Two Masks Bunyasi at 7-8305. 12:30 – 1 p.m., LC Wellness (Four Leaf Productions/MGM, for Alexa,” trailer (1971), “A Center, LA B-36. Lecture: Joan Nathan, author 1964) and “Go Go Amigo” Belle From Hell,” trailer (1973), and host of “Jewish Cooking Yoga/Pilates: Start at your (Warner Bros., 1965). 7 p.m., “Inhibition,” trailer (1976) and in America” on PBS, discusses own level. 1 p.m., LM SB02. Mary Pickford Theater, LM “Bay of Blood,” trailer (1971). modern American cooking. Contact Diana Brown-Allen at 301. 7 p.m., Mary Pickford Theater, 11:30 a.m., Mumford Room, 7-3013. LM 301. LM 649. Sponsored by the Preconcert Talk: Stephen Science, Technology and Thursday, Nov. 2 Soderberg of the Library’s Monday, Oct. 30 Music Division presents “A Business Division. Bloodmobile: 8:30 a.m. Briefing:Deanna Marcum, Conversation with Elliott Aerobic Class: High-Low. – 1:30 p.m., West Dining Schwartz.” 6:15 p.m., Whittall associate librarian for Library Noon – 12:30 p.m., LC Room, LM 621. Sponsored Services, presents a report Pavilion. No tickets are Wellness Center, LA B-36. by Health Services. Contact required. Contact 7-5502. from the 72nd IFLA General 7-8035. Conference and Council. 11 Books & Beyond: Godfrey Concert: Chamber music a.m., Mary Pickford Theater, Hodgson discusses his book Health Benefits Fair:Meet of Elliott Schwartz featuring LM 301. “’s Right Hand: representatives for the the Cassatt Quartet, violinist The Life of Colonel Edward M. Library’s health, dental and Tai Chi Class: Beginning level Peter Sheppard-Skaerved House.” 6 p.m., Montpelier vision plans. 10 a.m. – 2 and pianist Aaron Shorr. 8 1. 11:30 a.m., LC Wellness Room, LM 619. Co-sponsored p.m., Mumford Room, LM Center, LA B-36. p.m., Coolidge Auditorium. with the Humanities and Social 649. Contact Brenda Bunyasi Tickets are available from Foreign Area Studies Forum: Sciences Division. at 7-8305 or Cynthia Murphy Ticketmaster (two per person). Mattye Laverne Page, Africa Film: National Film Registry: at 7-5773. If there are no tickets, staff area specialist with the African “Somewhere in Time” (Rastar/ Exhibition Opens: “Cartoon may request standby seats and Middle Eastern Division, Universal, 1980). 7 p.m., Mary America: Highlights from the at the will-call desk in the discusses “Acquisitions Travel Pickford Theater, LM 301. J. Arthur Wood Jr. Collection Jefferson Building at 6:30 p.m. in South Africa.” 12:30 p.m., of Cartoon and Caricature” Contact 7-5502. Mary Pickford Theater, LM Wednesday, Nov. 1 features selections from 301. Contact Mary Jane Deeb more than 36,000 original Saturday, Nov. 4 at 7-1221. Bloodmobile: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., West Dining Room, LM cartoon drawings, including Preconcert Talk: P.J. Mondin, Bellydance Class: Beginners, 621. Sponsored by Health works by Charles Schulz, publisher of Le mond du jazz, with exercise emphasis. 12:45 Services. Contact 7-8035. Hanna-Barbera, Walt Disney presents “A Conversation with p.m., LC Wellness Center, the Artists.” 6:15 p.m., Whittall Tai Chi Class: Beginning level Productions, Al Hirschfeld, LA B36. Contact Michelle and others, Pavilion. No tickets are Cadoree Bradley at 7-1215. 2. 11:30 a.m., LC Wellness required. Contact 7-5502. Center, LA B-36. through Jan. 27, 2007. 10 Yoga/Pilates: Start at your a.m. – 5 p.m., South Gallery of Concert: Quatuor Ébène and own level. 1 p.m., LM SB02. Bloomsday Camerata: the Great Hall. the Peirani-Lê Quang Duo. 8 Contact Diana Brown-Allen at Reading through “Ulysses.” p.m., Coolidge Auditorium. 11:30 a.m., Dewey Conference Aerobic Class: High-Low. 7-3013. Noon – 12:30 p.m., LC Tickets are available from Room, LM 507. Contact Joe Ticketmaster (two per person). Preconcert Talk: Composers Bartl at 7-0013. Wellness Center, LA B-36. Ezequiel Viñao and Libby If there are no tickets, staff Gallery Talk: Rosemary Yoga: Noon, LM SB-02. may request standby seats Larson, along with poet Contact Ed Norton. 7-5984. Elizabeth Arnold, present an Plakas of the Rare Book and at the will-call desk in the evening of music and poetry. Special Collections Division Bellydance Class: Jefferson Building at 6:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m., Whittall Pavilion. discusses the life and work of Beginners, with exercise Contact 7-5502. No tickets are required. author and Native American emphasis. 12:45 p.m., LC Contact 7-5502. advocate Helen Hunt Jackson. Wellness Center, LA B36. Gazette Submission Noon, “American Treasures” Contact Michelle Cadoree Concert: Chanticleer. 8 Information exhibition. Bradley at 7-1215. To promote events through p.m., Coolidge Auditorium. the Library’s online calendar Tickets are available from Research Orientation: Friday, Nov. 3 and the Gazette Calendar, Ticketmaster (two per person). Overview for business e-mail event details and Aerobic Class: Strength If there are no tickets, staff researchers new to the contact information to training and floor exercise. [email protected]. may request standby seats Science and Business Reading Noon – 12:30 p.m., LC For boxed announcements at the will-call desk in the Room. Sign up at www.loc. Wellness Center, LA B-36. in The Gazette send to Jefferson Building at 6:30 p.m. gov/rr/business. Noon, meet [email protected]. Contact 7-5502. in elevator bay on fifth floor of Kluge Center: Catherine

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